Director General for Planning & Coordination

The Director General for Planning and Coordination has four officers under his/her supervision: the Planning and Budget Officer, the Administrative Management Officer, the Regulatory and Legal Affairs Team, and the Archive and IT Team.

Establish, collect, and coordinate major plans, and allocate the budget and control its execution

Manage the number of personnel, organizational performance, and regulatory innovation

Take responsibility for making and evaluating laws related to cultural heritage, and conduct audit of the CHA and its affiliated agencies

Establish and implement basic plans for the digitalization of cultural heritage information, and make and manage a database of documents related to heritage conservation and management

Heritage Policy Bureau

The Heritage Policy Bureau has five divisions under its supervision: the General Policy Division, the Intangible Cultural Heritage Division, the Archeological Policy Division, the Cultural Heritage Risk Management Division, and the Historic City Management Division.

Establish, coordinate, and evaluate basic plans and detailed strategies on the conservation, management, and promotion of heritage

Devise and implement comprehensive policies for intangible heritage and take responsibility for its transmission and promotion

Intangible Cultural Heritage Division

The Intangible Cultural Heritage Division is in charge of planning intangible cultural heritage safeguarding policy, designating and revoking the designation of important intangible cultural heritage,
and operating the Intangible Cultural Heritage Subcommittee of the Cultural Heritage Committee.

Archeological Policy Division

The Archaeological Policy Division is in charge of planning policy for buried cultural heritage, permitting its excavation, and operating the Buried Cultural Heritage Subcommittee of the Cultural Heritage Committee.

Cultural Heritage Security Policy Division

The Cultural Heritage Security Policy Division is in charge of planning policy to prevent disasters in cultural heritage and controlling the import and export of cultural properties in and out of the country.

Heritage Conservation Bureau

The Heritage Conservation Bureau has four divisions under its supervision: the Conservation Policy Division, the Tangible Cultural Heritage Division, the Natural Heritage Division, and the Preservation Technology Division.

Establish, coordinate, and implement comprehensive plans for the conservation of heritage

Designate historic cities, change or terminate their designation, preserve and promote the designated historic cities, and improve the living conditions of their residents

Establish, coordinate and implement comprehensive policies for National Treasures and Treasures, and take responsibility for conservation and management of architectural and movable heritage

Tangible Cultural Heritage Division

The Tangible Cultural Heritage Division is in charge of preserving tangible cultural heritage, movable and immovable, and operating the Architectural
Heritage Subcommittee and the Movable Cultural Heritage Subcommittee of the Cultural Heritage Committee.

Natural Heritage Division

The Natural Heritage Division is in charge of is in charge of designating and revoking the designation of natural heritage, permitting an alteration to their existing state,
and operating the Natural Heritage Subcommittee of the Cultural Heritage Committee.

Heritage Promotion Bureau

The Heritage Promotion Bureau has four divisions under its supervision: the Promotion Policy Division, the Royal Palaces & Tombs Division, the International Affairs Division, and the Modern Cultural Heritage Division.

Establish, coordinate, and implement comprehensive plans for the promotion of cultural heritage and manage all the matters related to cooperation with and support for NGOs for cultural heritage

Take responsibility for the improvement of management system for royal palaces and tombs, and the management of state-designated heritage inside royal palaces and tombs

Manage all the matters related to bilateral and multilateral cooperation in the field of heritage, and provide diverse support for overseas Korean heritage

Register modern heritage, terminate its registration and take responsibility for the designation of Important Folklore Cultural Heritage and historic sites

Manage all the matters related to the inscriptions on UNESCO lists for World Heritage, Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity and Memory of the World Register, preserve and manage World Heritage sites

International Cooperation Division

The International Cooperation Division is in charge of managing all matters related to bilateral and multilateral cooperation in the field of heritage, and providing diverse support for overseas Korean heritage.

Modern Cultural Heritage Division

The Modern Cultural Heritage Division in charge of registering and canceling the registration of modern cultural heritage and important folklore materials,
and operating the Modern Cultural Heritage Subcommittee and the Folklore Cultural Heritage of the Cultural Heritage Committee.

World Heritage Team

The World Heritage Team is in charge of managing all matters related to the inscriptions on UNESCO lists for World Heritage, Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity and Memory of the World Register, and preserving and managing World Heritage sites.

Cultural Heritage Education Team

The Cultural Heritage Education Team is in charge of conducting education on cultural heritage, managing the K-Heritage Channel, establishing a digital center for heritage promotion, developing public-private partnership models, and providing other support to cultivate affection towards cultural heritage and promote public awareness of history.